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Philippa, Matilda, or Verity?

58 replies

bb86 · 14/11/2017 22:22

Our baby girl is due end of January and we cannot decide on a name!

We’ve narrowed it down to three!
Philippa “Pippa”
Matilda “Tilly”
Verity

Her middle name will be Faith.
Any thoughts on the first name? :)

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 15/11/2017 11:02

Philippa Verity ! 😄

MakeMisogynyAHateCrime · 15/11/2017 11:00

Philippa but not with the middle name Faith unless you add another name before to stop it being such a mouthful.

Philippa Matilda Faith would be lovely.

EchidnasPhone · 15/11/2017 10:58

Matilda - I prefer the nickname Maddy like home & away 😊

cptartapp · 15/11/2017 10:58

Philippa in its entirety. No contrived nn and definitely not ‘Tilly’. It’s dreadful.

LarkDescending · 15/11/2017 10:54

My vote would be for Matilda Faith, though for Matilda nns I much prefer Matty/Mattie to Tilly.

Intercom · 15/11/2017 09:41

Philippa (Pippa) is nice and quite unusual now.

Verity Faith doesn’t work IMO as two virtue names is OTT.

I don’t like Matilda/Tilly, sorry.

Chaffinch4 · 15/11/2017 09:12

I agree with pp that Verity Faith would be a bit too much!

Phillipa Faith is ok if you like alliteration.

My vote would be for Matilda Faith.

ChocolateCrunch · 15/11/2017 07:17

Matilda

Philippa seems old fashioned to me, and I really don't like Verity, sorry

Evelynismyspyname · 15/11/2017 06:56

You can't call her Verity Faith unless you're planning to set sail on the Mayflower.

deptfordgirl · 15/11/2017 06:52

Love Matilda and Verity. Matilda is a lot more popular at the moment if that sways you.

deptfordgirl · 15/11/2017 06:52

Love Matilda and Verity. Matilda is a lot more popular at the moment if that sways you.

Catalufa · 15/11/2017 06:01

Pippa is my favourite

AdaColeman · 15/11/2017 05:59

Verity by a long way, it's such a lovely name.

MistressDeeCee · 15/11/2017 03:20

Verity Faith.

MistressDeeCee · 15/11/2017 03:20

Verity Faith.

Kazzawazza69 · 15/11/2017 03:07

Verity
Matilda

Philippa

ladybirdladybug · 15/11/2017 02:01

Matilda

AnyaMoondial · 15/11/2017 01:52

Matilda. It is popular but that is because it is won -der-ful.

DuggeeHugs · 14/11/2017 23:34

Verity

TatianaLarina · 14/11/2017 23:02

Matilda by far.

Philly or Pippa are awful.

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piggybrownhare · 14/11/2017 22:44

Matilda. Phillipa faith doesn't sound right, like you can't say it without blowing raspberries and spitting everywhere or just saying fillipafaith. Verity to me sounds spoilt like verruca.

Ragusa · 14/11/2017 22:43

Verity is really nice and underused.

Rainbowqueeen · 14/11/2017 22:42

Love Philippa and matilda

hate Verity

HettyB · 14/11/2017 22:41

Verity